St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-17
OINTERs RON CARDIFF.

There have been many ESSAYS and books
written about how to box and the moiuS op-
erandi Of pugilists, bur John L. Sullivan up
sets One-half OF the arguments of these theo-
ries. as Will be seen by the following:
The essentials of Il thoroughly good fighter
are pluck, skill. endurance and a good head
on his shoulders. A man fights with his head
almost as much as he does with his fist. He
must know where to send his blows so they
may do the most good. He must economic
his strength, and not score a nit just for the
sake Of scoring it.
i endeavoF,' said Sullivan, ITO hit nv
man above the heart, or under the chin, or
behind the ear. a man wears out pretty
soon if one can keep hammering away in the
region of the heart: a blow unoer the chin or
behind the ear will knock out man quicker
than hundred blows on the cheek or any
other portion of the face. Now the Marine
has scar on his left cheek which he received
in his fight with Dempsey. and which he will
carry to his grave. He told me that De1np-
sey kept hammering away at that spot. If
Dempsey were q long-headed fighter he would
not have wasted bis time ana strength in get
ting in there. That fact alone proves to me
that he is deficient in generalship.
Il can tell pretty we'll when my man is Civ
ing in, said the pugiliSt.- Il watch his
eyes. and know at once when the punish
mentis beginning to tell on him. And when
l talk to a man before l stand up before him
at all | can make up my mind whether he is a
fighter or not. There is more intelligence re-
Quired in this business than outsiders give us
credit for.
II Go not train" said the pugil' s; emphati-
cally Il know better than towaste my vital
ity in training. ! lie in bed until 10 o'clock
in the morning, read all the papers. smoke a
cigar. take a cup of black coffee, then get up
and have my bath and breakfast. Now,
when meet a man that think is going to
give me some trouble, I viii train, but have
not met tina, man vet" he added decisively.
SCRAPS OF SPORT.
Jimmy Faulkner has challenged Ross to
wreStle, catch-as-catch-can. for one hour, dur
ing which time Ross has claimed that he
could throw Faulkner three times. The
match is to be for $500 a side and will take
place at Cincinnati. The Jap is also anxious
to meet Ross again.
Mervine Thompson. who was knocked out
by Billy Wilson with one blow, is said to have
been matched by Duncan Ross against Jake
Kilrain, Of Baltimore. Meryine is now max
ing a hOrse-pulling tour in PENNSYLVANIA
roller Kinks.
The rink which the Thistle Curling club
will send to compete in the match at Milwau-
kee Thursday and Friday for the champion
ship, consists of Thomas Hastings, skip;
Messrs. Lindsey Webb, John Patten. Robert
Brooks.
Considering that none of the riders had
trained Systematically, Il very good showing
was made in the ten-hour amateur bicycle
race at the Washington rink Saturday night.
Z. A. Savage ooEered l43 miles and six laps
without leaving his wheel.
The stage at the Washington rink, upon
which Sullivan ana Cardiff will face each
other. will be located at the further end of
the rink. so as to give the purchasers of re-
served seats a show for their money.
\ spectator of the Melin-Fahey meeting
says that Mellin, when lying apparently
senseless on the stage, wiuked his left optic
at a friend in the wings. He doubts for this
reason that Melln was knocked out.
An offer has been made to back Jimmy
Carroll, now with the Sullivan combination,
against the st. Joe Kid for $4,000 side.
George Morgan defeated his brother, Lem.
in a twO-mile rOller-skating race al the Casino
rink Saturday night.
No match has been made between Jerry
Murphy and Charles Webber-all reports &c
the contrary.